American Idol season 15 (2016)
Aired on Fox from January 6, 2016 to April 7, 2016. 10 finalists and 14 semifinalists, with their show results and what they did after the show.
The 10 finalists (Top 10).
Finalists
| Finalist | Show result | After the show |
|---|---|---|
| WinnerLast competed April 7, 2016 | Trent Harmon received a recording contract with Big Machine Records when he won American Idol on April 7, 2016, and he parted ways with Big Machine in May 2019. The EP Trent Harmon came out on December 9, 2016, on 19 Recordings. The album You Got 'Em All came out on May 18, 2018, on Big Machine Records, and had sold 4,500 copies in the United States as of June 2018. On May 30, 2025, he released the Christian EP Scars & Sins on Soul Chaser LLC. | |
| Runner-upLast competed April 7, 2016 | On May 22, 2022 she released four albums through Man of Yah Productions in the series The Odessy of Love. Those albums were later removed from streaming. She also uses the name A.S.E. Her debut album Already All Ready came out on Motown on March 31, 2017. | |
| Eliminated (3rd)Last competed April 6, 2016 | His debut solo album Nobodys Home came out on September 22, 2017, on Nobody 2 Productions. He has taught at School of Rock since 2015. In March 2022 he formed King Honey Bee, and the band released Velvet Jacket on March 27, 2022. | |
| Eliminated (4th)Last competed March 31, 2016 | The EP judy's inn came out on Position Music on November 19, 2025. Earlier singles were licensed to Preach Records. Roses, released on April 7, 2016 in association with Big Machine Records, reached number 13 on Hot Rock Songs and number 4 on Rock Digital Songs. | |
| Eliminated (5th)Last competed March 24, 2016 | Sonika Vaid graduated from Boston University with a degree in business and marketing. In 2019 she became an executive assistant at The Agency RE. By November 2022 she was an agent on the Grauman Rosenfeld Team and a main cast member of Buying Beverly Hills. That Netflix series aired from November 4, 2022 through March 22, 2024, in 2 seasons and 18 episodes. In 2021 she wrote on Instagram that she was still doing music. | |
| Eliminated (6th)Last competed March 17, 2016 | Her site names Not Losing Him as her newest single, Champagne Rampage as her debut release, and Getaway Car. Champagne Rampage came out on June 22, 2024, on Tristone Records. She has shared the stage with Darius Rucker and Mickey Guyton and has performed at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee. She has been working on new music with Kent Wells, Craig Krampf, and Ron Nevison. | |
| Eliminated (7th–8th)Last competed March 10, 2016 | Avalon Young released the single Falsetto in 2024. Her album Shift is placed in 2016, and her later EPs include Superbloom in 2019 and Lush in 2021. | |
| Eliminated (7th–8th)Last competed March 10, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated (9th–10th)Last competed March 3, 2016 | Isabella, a season 15 finalist, released the single Told My Mom on Starr Records on January 17, 2025. Earlier singles are Nights With You on April 10, 2020, Feel the Same on July 10, 2020, and Hypnotize on January 29, 2021. | |
| Eliminated (9th–10th)Last competed March 3, 2016 | In February 2026 she released Watch on Roxymoron Music, after Your Smile on January 9 and Bittersweet on January 30. Super Cool Songs came out on January 10, 2025, on Roxymoron Music. Songbird Records released Poprox on September 19, 2019. |
- Winner
- Runner-up
- Other finalists
Semifinalists
Semifinal round: the Top 24, in two groups of twelve (February 10 and 11, February 17 and 18).
| Semifinalist | Show result | After the show |
|---|---|---|
| Eliminated in the Wild Card roundLast competed February 25, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Wild Card roundLast competed February 25, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Wild Card roundLast competed February 25, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Wild Card roundLast competed February 25, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 2)Last competed February 18, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 2)Last competed February 18, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 2)Last competed February 18, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 2)Last competed February 18, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 2)Last competed February 18, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 1)Last competed February 11, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 1)Last competed February 11, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 1)Last competed February 11, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 1)Last competed February 11, 2016 | No career summary yet. | |
| Eliminated in the Top 24 (Group 1)Last competed February 11, 2016 | No career summary yet. |
Sources
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 15 — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
- Trent Harmon — Wikipedia, July 17, 2026.
- You Got 'Em All (Wikipedia revision 1361397659) — Wikipedia, June 27, 2026.
- La'Porsha Renae — Wikipedia, July 21, 2026.
- Dalton Rapattoni — Wikipedia, August 24, 2026.
- iTunes search: Dalton Rapattoni albums — Apple.
- iTunes search: King Honey Bee Velvet Jacket — Apple.
- iTunes search: MacKenzie Bourg albums — Apple.
- MacKenzie Bourg — Wikipedia, August 24, 2026.
- Meet Sonika Vaid From Buying Beverly Hills — Women's Health, November 8, 2022.
- Buying Beverly Hills (Wikipedia revision 1369200410) — Wikipedia, August 13, 2026.
- Tristan McIntosh bio — Tristan McIntosh.
- Champagne Rampage - Tristan Mcintosh — Shazam.
- Avalon Young on Apple Music — Apple.
- Apple song search for Avalon Young — Apple.
- MusicBrainz artist f1b9e23a-d746-4d8c-9fe5-86a627be52e4 — MusicBrainz.
- Gianna Isabella — Spotify.
- Told My Mom - Single — Apple Music, January 17, 2025.
- iTunes search: Gianna Isabella albums — Apple.
- Olivia Rox — Deezer.
- Poprox — Qobuz.
- iTunes search: Olivia Rox albums — Apple.